British Crystallographic Association
| Abbreviation | BCA |
|---|---|
| Formation | April 1982 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Registration no. | 284718 (England & Wales) |
| Legal status | Active |
| Location |
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| Membership | >600 |
President | Alexandra Gibbs[1] |
| Affiliations | International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), Institute of Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Revenue | £117,909 (2024)[2] |
| Website | www |
The British Crystallographic Association (BCA) is an organisation for crystallography in the United Kingdom. It acts as the United Kingdom Adhering Body to the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr).[3] The association is multidisciplinary and supports research and teaching in chemistry, physics, biology and materials science, in both academia and industry.[4]
The Association administers a Dorothy Hodgkin Prize and an Arnold Beevers Bursary Fund.[5]
History
Before the society was formed, British researchers in the field were divided between the X-ray Analysis Group of the Institute of Physics and the Chemical Crystallography Group of the Chemical Society (now the Royal Society of Chemistry).[6]: 178–179 To address this separation, an impromptu working group was set up in 1979 to consider the establishment of a single unified association, followed by a 1980 working party with David Blow as chair and Stephen Wallwork as secretary.[6]: 181–183 [7]: 16, 29–30 These discussions ultimately led to the founding of the BCA in 1982.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ "BCA Council Members". British Crystallographic Association. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Charity 284718: British Crystallographic Association". Register of Charities. Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "United Kingdom". Crystallography around the world. International Union of Crystallography. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
Lists the British Crystallographic Association as the Adhering Body representing the United Kingdom in the IUCr.
- ^ "About the BCA". British Crystallographic Association. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Arnold Beevers Bursary Fund deadline". British Crystallographic Association. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ a b Blow, David M.; Wallwork, Stephen C. (2004). "Prehistory of the British Crystallographic Association". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 58 (2): 177–186. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2004.0054.
- ^ Henderson, R.; Franks, N. P. (2009). "David Mervyn Blow. 27 June 1931 – 8 June 2004". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 55: 13–35. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2008.0022.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Rossmann, Michael; Dodson, Guy (26 June 2004). "Obituary: David Blow". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ Howard, Judith AK; Raithby, Paul; Blake, Sandy (June 2019). "Stephen C. Wallwork: 1925-2019" (PDF). Crystallography News (149): 24. ISSN 1467-2790.
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